Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Adolescent/Teen
- Group
About My Clients
I love working with adolescents, young adults, and millennials. As a member of the community, my office is a safe space for LGBTQIA+ individuals or are exploring their sexuality, gender identity, and sexual interests. I am knowledgeable of and friendly toward individuals who identify as consensually non-monogamous/polyamorous or as practitioners of kink/BDSM or are interested in further exploring non-traditional relationship styles and structures.
My Background and Approach
I take a holistic approach to therapy, leaning heavily on the teachings of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I don’t believe that therapy is a “one size fits all” approach, and I enjoy the ability and flexibility to get creative to ensure that you have all of the tools you need to live the life you want. I got my start working in a residential treatment facility for adolescents with severe eating disorders, which paved the way toward my passion in working with individuals in identity formation and effective relationship building. I received my Bachelors in Psychology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and then went on to receive my Masters in Social Work from Stony Brook University in New York. I received my clinical license (LCSW) in 2018 while living in Delaware and am licensed in DE and FL.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
From a young age, my generation was taught to embrace the mantras of “toxic positivity,” and research has shown the emotional toll a lifetime of these beliefs can have on a person’s identity formation, especially through adolescence and young adulthood. As we start to try to answer questions about who we are and what we want out of life, we can feel burdened by the expectations of other people, eventually stifling our true identities so we can stop trying to “fit a square peg in a round hole,” as it were. Adolescents and young/emerging adults deserve better. You deserve a space where you can be exactly who you are and become exactly who you want to be, in a way that makes you feel seen and validated. At its core, my aspiration is to be exactly the kind of therapist my generational peers and I would have needed in our formative years. A therapist who is authentic, real, nonjudgmental, will call you out when needed (but gently!), and genuinely cares about your success.